>threat level: EXTREME

FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

I don't want to sound like a 'tard, but wouldn't putting it up high up do more damage than say, putting it down in your basement? I dunno, I've never been in a hurricane.

wat hurricane wtf u doin

Okay sooooooooo if it floods, everything on the ground is gone. Wrap your shit up in plastic, put it in plastic bags, tape that shit up. Don't put it too high, like on a cupboard, because it'll probably fall down, possibly into water or something. Do you have a dresser? Leave it in there all wrapped up.

well, I say take a look at your main risk factors... You said you live by a lot of trees. How many of them are at risk of falling over and crashing down on your house? Which room do you think would be most affected?

Honestly, if I were you, and THAT concerned about it, I would say to transport them to somewhere safer... a friends house, a family member, and if nothing else, maybe a bank.

>>4894513
idk about OP, but my basement tends to flood.

IT BEGINS

>Sleep in basement, drown from flooding
>Sleep in attic, killed by roof

>>4894535
Oh yeah, I really derped there, I forgot about the flooding factor. When my dad's house flooded, everything that we had in vacuum sealed bags managed to survive with minimal damage.

Worry about your safety first.
Glass, all glass, dinnerware etc needs to be packed.
Actually I think maybe you should stay at a relatives or friends house if you can. Just to be safe.

Im with
>>4894513
it would be a better idea to hide it in the basement.

On another note, why the hell am i in the EXTREME area, and yet i dont have a strong storm warning.

Florida fag here.
We get a giant bin, and just throw everything important in it, stick it in the back of the car and GTFO.
Also, put a giant X of tape on your windows. This way if they break they won't shatter all over the floor.
We have giant sliding glass doors. In fact, 75% of our walls are giant panes of glass, so we do this every hurricane no matter the category.

Honestly I would just evacuate. Trees can fuck up a house in an instant. We had a Caregory 1, bordering on a 2 a couple of years ago, and a tree fell on our roof and completely took it out.

Attic=No
Basement=You're suicidal
I usually camp out in my bathroom during hurricanes. Just make a nice bed in my tub and stick everything important in the laundry room on top of the washer and dryer.

As a ,multiple hurricane survivor, I wish you luck OP. You, and your burando.

>>4894719
I have to say, might you get one very quaint and lovely award for being that hard.
Hard as fuck.

Awesome.
-Wisconsinfag who respects you immensely now, and is kind of jealous. Always wanted to sleep in bathtub.

How bad do you guys think it'll hit the coast of Maine? I live literally right on the beach and idk whether to try to find somewhere to go inland or stick it out like usual.

OP here

>>4894513
I live in Virginia and am below sea level. I never saw a basement until college.

>>4894513
Yeah I've been through a million of them burt not one that's this bad. Usually they kind of land on you and make their way up but this one is making landfall right on top of me. I want to leave but my mom's lived here her whole life and is like "PFFT IT'S ONLY CATAGORY TWO. WHAT'S THAT 100 MPH WINDS? THAT'S NOTHING." I'm not trying to sleep in the hallway again.

Haha, I am in CT, we are all EXTREME hear.
But I'm not that worried, when shit like this happens long island has our back.
I also live in a rather large 8 story all concrete apartment building, with not to many trees around us....
But at the same time I am kind of worried, I don't have a car, I live in a small studio apartment, we are less then a mile inland...So if shit does get bad I and my brando and my cats are fucked.

I was wondering about East Coast seagulls today as my mom has friend preparing and was talking none stop about it.

You guys please play it safe, I'm worried about you all.

>>4894754
Lived in Maine most my life and never saw a storm do much damage. Every single hurricane has always pretty much died by the time it got there. Even the giant ice storm and flood way back in the day didn't make too much of an impact.

As everyone said, tape it up in a bag and container. the bathroom/tub is generally a good place to put stuff. I'm in NJ, it's actually very nice out right now but we have a shit ton of water and I'm just waiting.

>>4894719
I agree with this as a fellow FLfag.
If you can stick it out, have a hurricane party with your family. If not, don't risk your safety. The little things really help like the X's. Make sure you always have an emergency kit, things to do, and ways to stay cool. Down here, it gets humid and stinkin' hot. So when we have no power, I feel like I'm dying. Same goes for cold. Make it an adventure, and please stay safe.
Bumping for more ideas to keep brand safe in natural disasters.

>>4894719
well fuck I was just about to say all that. You really know know your stuff.

>>4894856

Another CTfag, reporting in. I'm not even worried.

Work was a bitch today though. Lots of crazies buying water and batteries like mad.

>>4894969
Man, I bet, We went to target to get some extra kitty litter, and oh shit that place was a mad house.
I guess I am freaking out because I am about 20-40 min outside of NYC, and all the "local" news is freaking about how the city is basically shutting down.

>>4894992

Its CT, this happens every time random weather occurs. Remember the snow this past year? SNOWPOCALYPSE. That heatwave we had last summer? Sure, it never gets above 90 degrees in the summer time in New England.

>>4895006
True, thank you Anon, I will freak out less now.

>>4895020

No problem, sir or ma'am!

I hope you guys are ok, my guess is we wont hear from some of you guys for a while after this but my heart goes out to you. Stay safe. And I dont know about brand but I do collect bjd's which are around the same price values. I keep them in their boxes (which I guess you guys dont have for lolita dress's) then seal those in bags, then put those in bins when were expected to have a storm. I mean these items are like my valuables I've put so much money in them, I can understand wanting to protect them. But bins and air tight bags are my recommendation. And if your afraid of flooding dont put them on the floor. Again stay safe. I hope everyone makes it through allright.

Suppose it might be too late to go get one but if you can get one a dry bag will keep everything completely dry. Their used mainly in water sports but enough plastic bags will probably do the trick if you don't want to buy one.

Someone from Katrina-land here hoping you Irene folks take care!

I put all of my costumes in garbage bags and just hoped for the best. Still had a roof in the end so I don't know how well it would work.

Almost done prepping my place. Living in New Orleans for 15 years certainly more than prepared me for this.

If you live in NYC, they are starting to shut down the public transportation system at noon tomorrow. Please be advised of the evacuation districts you are in, if worse comes to worst.

Here are the zones: http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/downloads/pdf/hurricane_map_english.pdf

Make sure to have plenty of water, candles, matches and clean towels in case it floods or the power goes out. Charge everything that needs to be charged before hand. In case the water gets shut off, fill the bath tub with water so that you can flush the toilet and for other water needs.

Here's a good checklist to go on: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/prepare/supply_kit.shtml

I don't think the hurricane itself will do much damage, but if you want to be safe, tape x's on the windows so that if they break, they won't shatter.

Good luck to everyone and see you on the other side! Better safe than sorry!

Ever since Katrina I really think the media loves hyping situations like this up.
Ugh.

Stock up on water (fill up anything like jugs and whatnot, just in case the water shuts off) and keep your cats nice and cozy! They don't like the noise.

It's been fun /cgl/

Curious to see how the northlanders handle this whole hurricane thing.

Stay safe gais.

Don't think I've ever evacced during a hurricane, though. Remember going outside and playing slip and slide during a Cat 1, though. Those were good times.

We don't get hurricanes here, but we do get floods, so...

Wrap everything securely in plastic bags, then get some plastic storage bins and put them in the bins and tape them closed. Store on a fairly high shelf in a small closet (small rooms are more structurally secure than larger ones).

I don't know if Toronto is going to be hit, but South Ontario had a couple tornadoes the other day. It was lovely.
Evacuate if you have to. Good luck guys <3

Stay indoors and have plenty of supplies (water, non-perishable foods, batteries, flashlights, etc.) ready to go. Stay safe anon and everyone on the eastern seaboard!

This is my neighbor's house right now. I'm currently at my pop's house which is right next to Flushing Bay. We luckily aren't under mandatory evacuation and my dad's house is elevated.

I'm considering putting tape up in my bedroom window, I'll see how I feel about it tomorrow. My shit is all sorts of fucked up because I was supposed to travel back to Pitt on Sunday so I can make it to my first day of classes, but those plans are now shot to shit. Thankfully my professors are giving me an excused absence for it.

>>4895259
It's like your neighbor's preparing for a zombie apocalypse, haha.

Has nobody suggested putting stuff in plastic bags in boxes and stuff and BURYING IT yet?

>>4895267
I know, I think its overkill, but watch shit hit the fan here and they would be the house with the least amount of damage.

I still need to do my hurricane stock up. Just in case. I do not want to go to the supermarket right now cause it might be too much of an intense experience.

More updated map.

Also Zone A has been issued evacuation.

>>4895274
haha, god damn it.

>>4895272
I think you should go. I know it sucks, but just to be safe.

>>4895290

Pretty high, bro. -NYfag

>>4895285
My friend is on his way to pick me up to get some last minute supplies. I've already had like.. 4 friends offer me a place to stay in case my zone (b) is also evacuated, but again... playing it by ear. Luckily I don't have any cosplay supplies here except the mountain of fabrics I bought the other day. But I'm elevated so I should be okay.

I'm more excited to take video, hopefully cellphone towers won't be down during this time in case electricity goes.

>>4895268

Seriously? ':L
That's worse than putting in the basement. We're not talking about tornadoes here. One of the biggest issues with hurricanes is flooding, not just worrying about getting blown away.

>>4895285
I also can't stop playing with this: http://www.stormpulse.com/

>>4895290
Broadway has cancelled all their shows and subway is shut down also. Reschedule the trip.

>>4895312
I don't really know much about this stuff- I live in England, we barely even get floods.

>>4895290
Probably a decent chance it will close, as NYC is shutting down pretty much all its public transportation. I assume there will be taxis, but it will just generally be difficult to get around.

I wasn't taking this storm seriously at first, and now I realize it's pretty serious. I don't really know what to do or think.

>>4895320
This thread is pretty informative. Just be prepared and don't panic.

What if it's not a hurricane? I like to think that it's a G-Virus/T-Virus outbreak and everyone in the pink and red zones are gonna turn into a zombie.

Fuck, that would be amazing.

>>4895327
and don't forget your towel.

>>4895337
Fuck. My mind is filled with fuck. I can't deal with you.

>>4895338
JUST WASHED TOWELS. We have people coming over here since we aren't in a DANGER ZONE (played in my head like the song).

When in doubt, go with the people who have experience.

>>4895341
I was gonna make some snide/witty comment about 'experience', but I got nothin'. <3

>>4895351
But I hate zombies ;~; I'd mouth off to one and then a whole swarm of the would just.. I don't even.

To protect from water damage, why not get some of those Space Bags and then put the bags into a water-tight Rubbermaid tote?

Our basement is prone to flooding, so everything down there is in plastic totes to protect it from water.

>>4895310
Please post them here. And updates on what's going on.

New Yorkers can register their emails/phone numbers to receive public alerts and emergency info. www.nyc.gov/notifynyc

It's always better to overreact than underreact. If you overreact, you'll just feel kind of dumb afterwards. If you underreact, you'll be in much worse shape.

If you choose to stay home, make sure that every member of your family has an INDIVIDUAL emergency kit that contains clean water, a basic first aid kit, 72 hours of food, clean clothing, and other necessities (including photocopies of identification cards, insurance papers, and social security cards, just in case). THIS INCLUDES PETS. A lot of people forget about their pets when they create emergency plans. Make sure you stock up on pet food, clean bedding, a favorite toy, and a pet first aid kit (a basic human one will do in a pinch, but for future reference, pet stores, emergency preparedness companies, the Red Cross carry pet-specific kits that are good to have). Make sure that you have a contingency plan and that everyone you live with knows it (ie: emergency contacts, a safe meeting place, what to do if a disaster strikes while they/you are away from the house).

I'm a volunteer community liaison with my local police department. I do emergency preparedness presentations all over the city. If you have specific questions, ask and I'll try to answer them.

/ex-floridafag
Pack it up safe, and hang on to it. Don't put it in an attic, and don't you go up there either. Lots of people die up there, because the water gets them trapped if it rises that high. No basement either, that would fill up with water. If you're in a high threat area, maybe you should find a safer place to stay. Trees crush people's houses all the time in a hurricane.

I hope you can stay safe, that's what matters most.
Good luck keeping your lolita safe too ><

Though I don't know anyone here, good luck to all the East Coast seagulls. Take care & Stay safe <3

DAAAAAAAAAAAMN

NCfag here. I love hurricanes.

Fuckin bring it.

okay can I just vent here for a second?

I live in the EXTREME zone on OP's map. They've been warning us all week, so I mention to my boyfriend that it's time to start preparing.

>In grocery store monday
>Me: "The news says to buy 1 gallon of water per person per day for 3 days."
>Him: "What do we need water for? Where will we put it all?"

Later
>Me: "We should fill up the gas tank."
>Him: "We have half a tank."

Later:
>Me: "We should take the A/C unit out of the window so water doesn't come in/nothing gets damaged."
>Him: "Water can't come in if the A/C unit is there."

Later:
>Him: "My mother wants us to come visit for my sister's birthday Saturday night."
>Me: "Ummmm isn't that when the hurricane starts? That doesn't sound safe."
>Him: "We'll be fine."
>It's about an hour drive east, which is supposed to get hit harder than our area. Plus we don't even like his mom and his sister isn't going to care if we come or not.

I mean, I love him and we pretty much never disagree about anything. What the fuck is his problem? I don't even think I'm over reacting, it's not like I'm asking him to board up the windows or buy a boat. in b4 kick him to the curb.

FLfag, just put stuff in plastic bins or something. Also put boards or something up on the windows. I reall wish that hurricane hit us instead of you guys, would of gotten a week off atleast! Also don't freak out, Irene won't do that much damage.

>>4895476

I would just pull an "ant and grasshopper" and prepare enough for the both of you while he goes off to his sister's birthday and then you get to be all like "I SAVED YOUR LIFE DURING IRENE" later.
:D

>>4895023
.....I just realized I am working from 11.30-8pm tomorrow.
I walk to work.
Fucking hell. Even if it does not hit us to hard, it will be one hell of a rain storm to walk through, when I would rather be home with my cats.
And they will not close down the mall, oooh no, not until it is really bad and they do not want to be responsible for us and tell us to GTFO.
This is going to suck.

Since hurricane Irene is going to hit the Northeast, I thought I'd share some of my expertise as a longtime Florida native and hurricane survivor. No need to thank me.

1. Familiarize yourself with the Saffir-Simpson wind scale, summarized here:
Category 1: wind, rain, lightning, hail, tornadoes, power outages
Category 2: tsunamis, cats and dogs living together, mass hysteria
Category 3: Al-qaeda wishes they could do this much damage
Category 4: Wrath of God
Category 5: Apocalypse

2. In the aftermath of a major hurricane, there is frequently a breakdown in law and order. New Yorkers will likely not notice any changes. Other new englanders should arm themselves. Wait.....you guys are into gun control, aren't you? In that case, just give all your worldly possessions and/or anal virginity to the first person who asks.

http://completelyfnnormal.blogspot.com/

3. If you are stranded in a disaster area, don't panic. FEMA will come to the rescue just like they did in New Orleans after Katrina.

4. If you are evacuating before the storm arrives, make sure to bid farewell to your home, as you will never see it again.

5. If you live in a low-lying coastal area and are refusing to evacuate, you are about to win a Darwin award. Please leave your address with the national guard so that they can recover your remains.

6. It is advisable to have emergency supplies ready if you are not evacuating. Suggested supplies include several pounds of beef jerky; bottled water; first aid kit consisting of a bottle of aspirin, a piece of gauze, and a rusty razor blade; portable gas powered generator (fuel not included); assortment of knives, axes, or spears to facilitate defense from marauding bands of cannibals; complete set of encyclopedias in order to restart civilization.

http://completelyfnnormal.blogspot.com/

>>4895476
I'll say the same thing that I said to the people saying being prepared is "overreacting", if the worst thing that happens this weekend is us "overreacting", then it'll be a good weekend.

Skip the party, prepare without him. I get that people here don't really know what's it's like to be in a hurricane like this and they don't understand, but NYC is an island and a good portion is under sea level. Not to mention NOT PREPARED FOR HURRICANES.

Shake him. Shake him like a red headed step child.

7. Before the hurricane strikes, secure your home from wind damage by parking the aircraft carrier USS George Bush (CVN 77) in front of your home. The carrier's bulk will shield your property from flying debris, and it's nuclear reactors will be useful in case the power goes out.

8. Stay tuned to local news broadcasts to determine how frightened you should be.

9. Many celebrities will mention how upset they are about your plight. Do not badger them by asking for more concrete assistance such as food, water, or shelter. They don't actually ca-- er, I mean they have prior commitments which prevent them from leaving their homes at this time.

10. During a major storm, the Internet will likely not be accessible. Make sure you read any important, life-saving tweets before the storm hits.

11. During the storm, pray. Promising to become a member of the clergy if you live is especially effective.

12. VERY IMPORTANT: do not attempt to contact President Obama for assistance. You may disturb his golf game.


http://completelyfnnormal.blogspot.com/

>>4895504
>>4895506
>>4895514
Way too good.

>>4895506
Ohgoodness.
Oh goodness.
This is so true.

>>4895515
>>4895518
thanks guys :) posted that on my blog earlier, figured I'd share.

>>4895508
>my mom on the phone threatening him: "It's going to flood!"
>him: "we live 30 feet above sea level"

I'm tempted to tell him to go to the party on his own though. I can skip down to the store and see if they have any extra water left (I managed to talk him into getting a 2.5er) and I can get some cleaning done without him underfoot while the power is still on.

Thanks anons/nonanons. I'm really tempted to just let it go and be prepared with an I Told You So but the problem with that is if there IS damages, half of it will be my stuff and I'm going to have to help clean up :\

If NYC doesn't look like this on Monday, I will be disappoint.

>>4895533
If that's his choice, that's his choice. Don't let him drag you down with him.

>>4895534
Enjoy drinking your own pee!

>>4895533
Are you guys fighting ;_;
Don't fight

>>4895543
if Hypnocrotch was a large semi-aquatic mammal,
he would be Hippocrotch

Going to a hurricane party. In my absence, I raise the terror alert to BLACK WATCH PLAID.

>>4895565
<3

>>4895565
First google image result for "hippocrotch"

>>4895565
If Hypnocrotch were in an orchestra,
he would be Symphocrotch

>>4895575
Go to your party. Get drunk, text me. OR CALL I MISS YOUR SULTRY VOICE TELLING ME TO FUCK OFF. <3

If Hypnocrotch had an insatiable lust for sex he would be Nymphocrotch

If Hypnocrotch trafficked hookers he would be Pimpnocrotch

>>4895585
Who says I don't?

>>4895608
if Hypnocrotch were a vagina doctor he would be Gynocrotch

>>4895615
im running out of ideas D:

>>4895658
If Hypnocrotch hated women, he would be Misogyncrotch.

I dunno.

Put it in the room with the most support on your main floor. The middle of your house would be ideal imo. High up, wrapped in plastic.

Better safe than sorry. hopefully everything and everyone stays safe!

This is how I see the hurricane.

Seriously, still gonna go to work Saturday and Sunday, and still going to drive 2 hours Sunday night to go on vacation. Fuck hurricanes.

>>4896225
that was already post in the thread

Hey guys!
I'm having a Baby JSK shipped to my home from New York. Do you think that I should put a hold on it, in case a nuclear plant blows up and makes the package radioactive like those from Japan?

>>4896191
If hypnocrotch was lindsay lohan, he would be firecrotch

>>4896236
Uncool.

>>4896249
Who says I'm not?

true story

HurriCon 2011?

>>4895338
How did no one get this reference.

wtf man

>>4898649
A lot of people probably did anon, but just didn't bother commenting because it's a very famous reference and not necessarily related to the thread. After all, nobody would ever forget their towel. They're the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have.

I live on the coast and survived through some hurricanes before, so I know how scary they can be, but I just can't see why Irene is such a big deal. It's only a Category 1, but everyone is acting like it's the new Katrina.

>>4895514

You're promoting your blog and being unfunny, get out.

Maybe it's because I'm stupid, but I'm more annoyed than scared about the hurricane. I live in California but I go to school in Connecticut. I was supposed to be moving into my dorm today (Saturday) and I had a few things I wanted to do first so I flew in on Wednesday with my family. Then yesterday (Friday), we got a call from my school and they've decided to postpone everything for a week because of the hurricane. It's so frustrating that they didn't decide and tell us until the day before I was supposed to be there. Anyway, it would be a big hassle to try and fly home and then fly back again and it would be pretty expensive to stay in a hotel and rent a car for the extra time. My mom and I are staying at my grandparents' house in New Jersey, while my dad is hopefully flying back home (the hurricane could very well complicate this). I don't know anything about hurricanes (being from California, I only know about earthquakes) and being at my grandparents' place is really awkward. I was stressed enough about going back to school, but now I'm also trying not to panic about the hurricane so that I don't burden my mom. But I know it's no use freaking out so I'm just hoping that this hurricane isn't as bad as it's supposed to be and that everyone makes it through safely.

>>4898823
Well, at least you will be on the spot with your grandparents in case there is any damage to their home or any sort of emergency. It would be extra annoying (and sad) if you also had to travel to their house through the aftermath to help or heaven forbid attend a funeral.

Use it as an excuse to explore their house and ask a million questions and get to know your grandparents and maybe it won't be so awkward. I don't know if your grandparents are like mine were, the two I knew were both super cool old people who did a ton of stuff back in the day (one was a marine in ww2, the other a fighter pilot) and my grandma had all these old slides so I got together with her one day and we organized them and I set up a projector for her and she told me all the stories of the people in them. I wish I had written some of it down :(

Updates please!
Is everyone still okay?
Are places being evacuated?
Canadafag here, need to know if you guys are alright.

Its >>4894856 again, have to say it is raining and yucky out hear, also they evacuated the right on the water parts of my city and the city my parents live in, but not where I live, so I am still home and will be riding it out hear.
My cats were crazy this morning, but are calm now. Pic related, one of my cats.
My job was closed early at 5pm, and will be closed Sunday also.
Is not supposed to get bad until the early morning, filled the bathtub with water and I am filtering what I can into just about everything.

reporting in from RI - i have a ton of books to keep me occupied and i'm in the process of charging everything up. my family was also lucky to nab a generator before they sold out in my area, so i think we'll be fine if the power goes out. i think the eye of the storm should be hitting us around 2AM. i'm surprised how many people around here are not concerned at all.

please stay safe, guys. <3

>>4898708
Pfft, don't I know it. It's a cat 1, people. Barely out of the tropical storm range and hurricanes -always- lose strength once they reach the ground. If you're in an area that is a lowland that floods everytime there's a big rainstorm, pack things up in plastic or bring the shit with you once you go inland. Expect some power outages, some debris flying around, etc. This isn't going to lift cars off the ground or anything.

I've lived in the coast my entire life and my entire neighborhood was washed away by Katrina. Around Category 3 is when shit starts to hit the fan. Otherwise, if you live inland, you're probably good.

The media/news is just making a big deal out of this because they're desperate for another katrina. A lot of this shit is unnecessary. 'Extreme'? Are you kidding me?

INTERNET NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I WAS WATCHING UFC

Delaware already had a tornado and we're getting torn up lol.

I'm out of the evacuation/flooding zone and on the 6th floor of an apartment building. If the wind gets too bad, I'm cracking them open and covering things with towels to prevent a blowout.

>>4899299
lol, a cat-1 is "get the slip and slide" sort of extreme.

>>4899279
Please be sure NOT to run the generator in your home.

FLfag here...people die down here because they do that.

>>4899316
Sorry for the stupid, but why?

>>4899316

I like to plug mine in, hug it, and jump into a bath full of water

>>4899223
Long Islander here, it's just raining a little, not even the torrential downpour we've had in the past few weeks. It's not supposed to hit us for another 10 hours or so I believe.

I think that the main danger that the tri-state area is facing is more flooding and water damage, and structural/wind damage more because the majority of buildings up here aren't built to handle hurricanes/tropical storms. There's also thousands of old people who are just flat out refusing to leave their homes.

>>4899316
I also think the most fatalities are going to stem from people doing retarded things because they haven't been though a situation like this and simply don't know better/ain't got no damn sense.

I was really proud of NYers yesterday because the grocery store seemed calm and not too out-of-control at around 6pm. Turns out all these fools were just waiting until ~today~ to go get their shit together.

>>4899316
thanks for the concern! we'll have it outside and under our kitchen window, that way we can use extension cords for the fridge, cell phone chargers and so on.

>>4899332
it's the same sort of problem if you keep a car running in a garage - carbon monoxide poisoning.

>>4899332
don't generators run on gas, and gas fumes can well...kill you

assuming it IS a gas-powered generator, which is useful during a power outage.

>>4899357
oh fumes derp. i meant carbon monoxide.

I'm most concerned about flooding, power outage, and fallen trees. About half the trees in my neighborhood are big, tall, and dead. Town's too cheap to cut them down, so I guess someone has to die, or somebody's house/car/property will be damaged when the winds tear them down.

Thank goodness we have so much extra shit in our house at all times. We really didn't have to buy anything extra for the storm, lol. I only wish I had more booze on hand.

>>4896191
If Hypnocrotch was bloody gay, he'd be Hemocrotch.

>About to touch Michigan
>Live in Michigan
GLORIOUS.

>>4895006
uhhh.
>was working outside in 2007 in CT
>temperature was 105 degrees
>it doesn't get above 90. DDD=

No offense to anyone that's concerned in the upper states, especially in NYC (because either way they'll have to worry about flooding)...but...it's a category 1 storm. I'm sure by the time it hits you it will only be a nasty tropical storm. Just don't over-worry yourselves and don't panic. I blame the media for always hyping up storms ever since Katrina. Nobody is willing to accept that the Katrina tragedy was failure of city infrastructure and governance and not the storm itself. Nonetheless..

>>4899657
>Nobody is willing to accept that the Katrina tragedy was failure of city infrastructure and governance and not the storm itself.
HOLY SHITCOCKS, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE.

>>4899657
thank goodness when the storm comes to CT, most of it will be taken care of by LI blocking it. Yay LI.

>>4899657
Though that is very true and I personally am not that concerned ((NYer here)) I think the biggest problem here is that we have a lot of old buildings that were not made to withstand hurricane winds. I believe the same thing could go for some parts of NJ.

Not to mention that we have so much shit on our streets, there will probably be a lot of debris flying around which will contribute to the damage.

>>4899657
>>4899670
New Orleans isn't the only place that was hit, just the one the media anchored onto the most because you can see people suffering ~LIVE~.

In Biloxi, which actually took the burnt of the storm, the flood surges wiped out miles inland. There was no power or running water for weeks and people were looting the decrepit stores for what they needed. Gas to get out spiked and stations had to close down.

Much of the people evacuated, yes, but there were still some who couldn't. People who couldn't handle the trip (elderly, sick, etc) and the families who couldn't leave them behind.

The one saving grace was because we were used to hurricanes and help was more readily available because we weren't blocked by bureaucracy.

In any case, Katrina was no doubt a storm that comes only a scant few in a lifetime. New Orleans was just grossly mishandled, but it isn't to downplay that Katrina itself was a natural disaster in every sense of the word.

Bunkered down in my bathroom till morning. Hope I still have internet till then. I fucking hate tornados...

>>4899729
maybe people will stop building their homes below sea level?

I hope everyone is doing alright. It hasn't seemed like anything more than your average storm from where I am so I don't know if that means it wasn't as bad as expected, it skipped over New Jersey (I'm fairly close to NYC), or if the worst is yet to come.

>>4898878
That's true, I don't think I could handle it if I lost another grandparent this year.

After the storm is done, I'm hoping to poke around in their attic if it's okay with them. It would be really awesome if they had an extra sewing machine lying around that they would let me take with me to school (I left mine at home because I thought it would be a hassle to travel with.)

I would ask them for stories about their pasts, but I really struggle with sitting still and they tend to talk really slowly, taking many long pauses to try and remember what they were saying. Also, my Pop Pop is just really hard to deal with. He's so grumpy all the time and I feel like I can't move without doing something wrong. I'm trying to stay out of his way because I know I'm going to start arguing with him and telling him off, which in addition to being disrespectful and something I know I would regret later, would just cause more problems for my mom. I'm avoiding my Grandmom because if I do something wrong and she's involved (like if she gives me permission to do something that I don't know my Pop Pop doesn't want me to do), he'll yell at her.

The only really worthwhile thing to do here is to look at old photos. My mom always had the best (dorkiest) glasses and the pictures from our family vacations from when I was younger are the best. In every picture, my older brother is really chubby and looks nothing like he does now and I'm so scrawny and tan that I look like a starving child from a third world country that's on one of those ads asking for donations.

Everyone keeps cracking jokes on the East coast about "oh it was just a baby earthquake" and "oh it's only a category 1 hurricane"... which is true, but could cause some issues considering the area is not prone to these disasters, and so everyone may not be prepared. Buildings are not built to withstand these types of things, so they might be at high risk.

It's all the unknowns that's the issue.

This is the most overrated hurricane in the history of hurricanes. I'm on the Delaware coast in Sussex County and the worst shit going down here is a shitton of tornadoes touching down in multiple towns destroying homes. So, the actual hurricane isn't even the one doing extensive damage. It's tornado buddies are. Granted, my neighborhood borders a huge canal and the entire front of the neighborhood is flooded but that's about it, man. I still have power and cable, no trees are down, and a tornado hasn't blown the house away yet. The eye of the storm isn't here yet, so there's a lot more of the storm left but come on, it's not going to get much worse. All these fucking people that raided grocery stores, boarded up all their windows and doors, and are hiding in their bathrooms are fucking pussies. Overrated bullshit fosho.

>>4899837
Woah, you live right by me :D

>>4899843
Really? Where are you?

>>4899837
>>4899301
>>4899843
Jesus Christ, where the hell did all the DEfags come from? We need a meetup. Lol

>>4899878
>hiding in the bathroom
>that's me right now

Like I've said before, I fucking hate tornados and if this lets me sleep thru the night, so be it. But yeah, I am a fucking pussy.

>>4899857
Dover

>>4899878
Yes! I didn't even know there were people in this state who are not squarefags. I was starting to lose hope.

>>4899892
Haha! Capitol dweller here too! knowing how small of a state this is, We probably know each other, which is really creepy. LoL

>>4899657
>I blame the media for always hyping up storms
Well yeah, last year we were supposed to get hit by some horrifying category 5 hurricane and it didn't even get up to the coast before it blew off in the ocean.

I'm just tired of the stations hyping this stuff up, packing all my belongings moving them and then putting them back is kind of annoying when nothing happens.

>>4899266
Got out of work today at 7pm. They told us that we will have no work tomorrow unless its not as bad as they say...to be honest who the fuck is gonna go to a petstore during a hurricane to get their dog washed. To be fair...we had idiots come into our store at a snow storm to get their dogs nails clipped.

>>4899924
I moved here pretty recently. Live on the base. So unless you live here too or hang out at the super rad mall down the road, we probably don't know each other. I'm so down to make some friends though.

>>4899827

Katrina hit more than just an overcrowded ghetto that is New Orleans. In general, hurricanes usually effect more than cities built below sea level, especially if they brought record storm surges that caused damages miles inland.

>>4899960
OMFG. Dat mall is the center of my being!

Yeah, this is why I go to King of Prussia or Arundle Mills to do my shopping. But lulz, my husband is a security guard for the mall here.

>>4899946
I am in the mall, and holey fucking shit, people will come if it is open. It does not matter if shit is going down everywhere and it is raining hell fire. So its kind of a do not encourage the dumb asses to come out kind of thing.

Our corporate decided to close all of there stores in NJ/CT/NY well before the mall decided to close though. We are a very small company, and lots of us commute, so the owner calling us and saying "Fuck this shit go home" is not so odd haha.

>>4899968
Awww yeeaah, does he ride one of those sweet-ass segway thingamajigs??

>>4899987
Hell yea! Won't let me ride it though. Bastard...

>>4899946
I worked all through the blizzards in 2010 (3-5 feet of snow on the ground at any given time). People would complain because we'd be out of stock of items. I'd try to calmly explain that the trucks couldn't get through because of the weather. Nobody wanted to hear it.

So, after giving up on that, I didn't tolerate any complaints. I'd just say "sorry, we are out of stock until the weather improves" and walk away before I could hear complaints.

You'd be surprised what people will leave their house for in the middle of a huge storm. Fucking idiots deserve to be blown away.

>>4899969
once I'm out of school I never EVER want to work in retail ever again, so I don't have to deal with morons on a daily basis.

>>4899969
>>4900004
Sometimes I think the real heroes are the people working in retail dealing with dumb as fuck people

>>4900013
The chain of stores I work for now is currently closed due to the bad weather, and aside from the rare/odd issue, it's the first time they've had a mass closing due to weather. I'm fully expecting to find bricks through the window and the place to be looted by the time we reopen tomorrow.

I'm so happy they closed though, expecting people to staff the store & deal with customer BS in a hurricane is unnecessary and not safe.

>>4899996
Well if you want to chill sometime, send me an email.
Same goes for any DE dwellers.

>>4899878
Fucking yes!

>>4899892
That's awesome. :)

Holy fuck beach erosion, from Atlantic City, NJ, earlier today. Wonder how much is gone now

Also saw a pic that the ocean is now under the boardwalk at Wildwood. The beaches there are a 1/4mi wide!

Not too terrible here in Philly west suburbs, but surprised we still have power. Had to drive in it earlier around 9 before the second heavy band came through, not fun.

CTfag here

I didn't know we were getting a storm until a little while ago when it started pouring.
Oh well. If we can handle the snow, I'm sure this will be just fine.

>>4900152
Dude, CTfag here too, but I haven't gotten SHIT yet here. It rained on and off for a few minutes several hours ago, but now there's nothing going down. I'm kind of hoping it hits hard so I can skip work and sleep in tomorrow and actually pack for vacation.

>>4899657
Well, NYC isn't prepared for a hurricane and parts are under sea level. I understand the concern. Not to mention in the past week we've had major issues with our subway pumps failing because of the previous storms and had to shut down parts of it. So them shutting it down was probably a good idea.

I don't blame the media as much as I blame the experts since they are just as bad and that's what the media is going on. This kind of thing just never happens here. Not having the public transit here in general is really shitty since everyone uses it.

Moving on to better things, we got this today. CAN'T WAIT TO PLAY.

Ugh, woke up from a nap and reading about all the people without power and all the tornado warnings. Fuck, tornadoes are worst.

>>4900129
I wonder how Ocean City, NJ is doing. I was on their beach a few times this summer, and there was basically no beach and the dunes are pretty small as well.

If the ocean is covering Wildwood's beaches is any indication, most shore towns are pretty fucked.

>>4900191
So far there's been I THINK at least 6 tornadoes that have touched down and caused damage in my area. Luckily none have hit me yet D:

>>4900204
Woahh stay safe!

And to everyone else. Good luck & stay safe, please.

>>4900204
It wouldn't be so bad if Tornadoes and Hurricanes weren't conflicting preparations. We'd have the perfect tornado hiding spot since we have a basement courtyard, BUT IT WILL PROBABLY BE FLOODED. Not to mention the taped up windows (you're supposed to open windows in a tornado).

Good luck everyone, we're all counting on you.

>>4900182
Yeah, I'm going to tag onto this... We've had a crapload of scattered thunderstorms in the area that have completely saturated the soil. Before this hit, Philly was already 10" over our all-time one month rainfall total. So shit is going to flood big time.

>>4900199
Storm better not fuck with Jilly's Arcade.

>>4900263
I thought the same thing! Irene better not touch Jilly's or the Pinball Museum in Asbury Park. :(

In NJ, the heavy rainstorms last week were causing roads to flood because we had basically 2 weeks straight of heavy rain. I honestly am a little fearful of how bad it can get.

So tired yet scared to fall asleep. I might sleep on the couch. If a tree does fall on my house, it's a 2 story so I should be safe on the first floor and the one tree that could fall, it's branches reach my house, not the main trunk. Also, it's on the other side of the house. Now granted I do have a tree outside my window on the LE, but it's pretty grounded and it's in the courtyard, so yet again, I should be safe.

Wish me luck.

>>4900222
I took weather&climate last semester and my teacher told us that the open window thing is basically a myth. You don't want to open the windows cause debris might fly in.. so yeah.

>>4900305
That is insanely good to know. Thank you.

I'm in one of the safe areas of Manhattan and our street is becoming a river (almost time to go rafting in our killer whale kiddy pool!).

I've been trying to keep my Tumblr updated with pictures of the storm. Some of our friends on the financial district and Queens aren't doing so hot. It's already flooding and some of them, their apartment roof is caving in.

>>4900428
here's Chibbles playing in the rain.

>>4900305
Your teacher speaks the truth. Opening windows allows debris in and also can add to structural damage in general from throwing things around inside the house if the wind is strong enough. The fact that they put it in Night of the Twisters was hilarious, though.

>>4900461
When I lived in the Midwest, they told us that the pressure caused by tornadoes broke windows, so cracking them would relieve the pressure.

The more you know!

>>4900467
I grew up in St. Louis, actually. It's a myth that's been around for aaaages. My grandmother said it once during a storm and everyone rolled her eyes. lol

The pressure thing isn't really significant enough to do any harm. What breaks the windows is actually all the debris being thrown at high speeds. Opening them gives the debris a smaller target area, but can contribute to more overall damage. If you ever saw those tornado safety videos as a kid, with the piece of straw impaling a tree, you probably remember how violent those storms can get in terms of wind speeds.

>>4900477
I didn't get any videos, sadly. I moved there in my high school years and they probably figured by then everyone had seen it enough.

My first tornado was hilarious though. I was doing hurricane prep and called a friend hysterical. I was taping up the windows and hiding in a door frame and she was like "NO! OPEN THE WINDOWS AND GET IN THE BASEMENT!"

Good times.

>>4900477
Oh, and I lived in Des Moines and later Lawrence. I've been to St. Louis quite a bit though. I love the buildings.

>>4900495
Basements, good. Windows open, bad.

>>4900499
Basements good in tornado situation. Basements not good in flooding/hurricane situation.

>>4900515
Well, we were talking her previous experiences with tornadoes. So I assumed that was already a given. lol

>>4900515
>>4900519
Yeah, we were talking about the differences between the two. I didn't even see a basement til I was 15, since they don't exist in the south because of the water. Like I was saying earlier, there is a basement courtyard in my apartment building, but if there is a tornado, we're screwed because it will probably flood.

>>4900523
Grew up in St. Louis, moved to Houston, so I had the reverse experience. We moved in during hurricane Andrew, with lots of flooding, and I kept wondering where people went during tornadoes, with no basements.

>>4900529
Er. Not Andrew. That was live five years before. Shit. What storm was it? 1998?

>>4900536
I was about to say, damn, that was a long time ago! Maybe you're talking about Mitch. We were stuck in Lake Charles for a week because of that one. I think...

>>4900536
FRANCES.

Ohgod. hahahaha.

It was Frances that struck while we were getting settled. School was canceled for flooding for a week.

>>4900540
>>4900545
Oh yeah! You're right. I went and found this:
http://www.thecajuns.com/lahurricanes.htm

The hurricanes my mom talked about the most were Betsy and Andrew though.

>>4900552
Yeah. I figured it out with wikipedia, finally. I remember Mitch, too. And Wilma. Storms are scary for the whole Gulf they finalize their paths.

I was on Galveston/Surfside for a friend's birthday when Alison came through. Being on the beach, in a rickety stilt house, is not cool in the middle of a tropical storm.

I'm off to bed. Will be interesting to see what I wake up to. Night everyone, be safe! It's been fun.

heard a tree snap (i thought i was dreaming) and it woke me up. it did't fall on my house, but my neighbors across the street from me :( just called an ambulance, i really hope everyone is okay in there.. it's a large half of the tree that crushed the right side. the rest of it could fall on the center/left portion of the house too.

We're in Queens NY, and my mother keeps trying to open windows because 'it's too hot and she cant breathe'.

Fuck, how stupid do you have to be to open windows in the middle of a hurricane?

DEfags, report in! Everyone make it ok? No one got blown away from the twisters?
And as far as storms go, this shit was weak. I feel stupid for getting all paranoid. I'm still skipping town though next time though; fuck that mess.

>>4900954
Hope they are okay.

Looks like the death toll is 6, but at least she's been knocked down from a hurricane and is now a tropical storm.

"As of 7 a.m., there were 16,000 outages on Staten Island; 6,000 in Brooklyn; 4,500 in the Bronx; and 16,000 in Westchester County. There were minimal outages in Manhattan."

All this waiting, just want her to do her damage and leave.

>>4901015

I heard it's just gonna get worse in a few hours, is that wrong?

>>4901019
You may be right. I've been following a live blog and didn't read anything about that. Mind posting some links?

>>4901021

Well most of the stuff I've heard from the TV news, and when I check news sites they talk about the storm like it's already passed.

I'm very confused.

>>4901022
Welp, that's the media for you.


http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml
Look at the other storms forming. Going to be a fun hurricane season.

LIfag here reporting back in, we're just north of Sunrise Hwy, smack in the middle of the island. Some strong winds but we've still got power. I know some people north up the Hudson have lost power already. I can't look out any windows though since I live underground.

Brooklyn seagull here. Does anyone know when the NYC subways will start running again? I tried looking online, but I can't find anything.

Hope everyone is safe!!

>>4901295
NYC transit system will open on Tuesday. The MBTA should open tomorrow. Washington DC airports have opened

>>4900477
I'm from StL too! Moved to Seattle.
What part were you from? I'm from Clayton.

Canadafag here again needing updates.
Are you guys still okay/safe?

Let me start off by saying I'm glad that it wasn't as bad as it could have been.

I'm just really mad at the media & the governors/mayors for hyping the living fuck out of a storm that wasn't much worse than what we'd been dealing with all August. People were terrified, buying the entire bottled water/battery aisle, and wondering whether to evacuate even when they were in low-risk areas. And now it's like, what were we even worried for?

>>4903607
As it was stated earlier in this thread, it's better to err on the side of safety. Overreaction is far better than apathy in a situation like this.

SFloridafag here. You guys actually got it pretty bad. I guess that's what you get for having rivers and variable terrain and scenery D:<

>>4903623
Oh, I agree. Nothing short of "get the hell out" would get people to leave the shore during the end of the summer season.

However, my concern is... they spent all this time hyping this weak hurricane as a "monster storm!!!!!!!!!". What happens for the next big storm? People are going to go, "hm, they hyped up the last one and it was nothing" and maybe not heed the warnings.

>>4903639

Don't forget there is a lag between the rain/hurricane and the flooding. I think by time up there deals with that this week coming that people will listen to the hype next time as well.

Or they'll be mass casualties, and then the next one people will learn the "better to over prepare then under prepare" deal.